Sports in the States: when the show beats the game
Something to do when you are in the US, whether it is for a longer time or not, is going to a sports game. Because going to 'a game' in...
New Mexico: the State of chile peppers and old things
After going North, West and South of Tucson, there was only one way left: East. To the State of Chile Peppers, old Cliff Dwellings, Adobe...
Mines and Vines: a trip to Arizona's South
When people visit us from overseas, it is always a challenge to come up with new trips, destinations close-by that are yet unexplored....
Fiesta de los Vaqueros: Boots, Bulls and Bucking horses
In previous blogs I wrote about the old Wild West feel in the nearby city of Tombstone and at the nearby Old Tucson film studios. This...
The White Mountains: A Winter Wonderland in Arizona
After removing the Christmas decorations, ringing in the new year and making new year's resolutions, we thought it was about time to...
Every New Year's resolution: The Gym
After all the stuffed Turkey, three course Christmas meals and the fountains of wine, beer and Champagne (I'd wish) that come with these...
2016: how the first year as an expat was not bad at all
2016, what a year. Yes, celebrities died, Trump won the Presidency (still can't believe this America), terrorists attacked the innocent...
Mexico: Taco's, Tequila and Temples
For the first time this year, we left the United States to explore the neighborhood. It was time to go to Mexico! Since the Northern...
Elections 2016: the Trumpnado that turned the map red
After an unprecedented nasty presidential campaign, during which both candidates were playing it dirty, the American nation was more...
Halloween
You know it when the supermarkets start selling orange colored candy and plastic pumpkins, when you start hearing scary sounds on the...
